Category: This Weeks News
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The Placer Way
By Assemblyman Kevin Kiley – March 21, 2022 Mandates are ending everywhere, but the Legislature’s “Vaccine Work Group” wants to relive the glory days. You can see the status of their irresponsible bills here. I believe we can defeat each and every one of them. Newsom, meanwhile, is patting himself on the back. His Public Health…
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Where are Del Norte County’s Unemployed?
Commentary by Samuel Strait – March 21, 2022 Driving down Washington Boulevard last Tuesday, March 15th, I noticed agroup of hardy souls out, what appeared to be, protesting something atSutter Coast Hospital. Later, I was corrected in my observation, thatit was not “protesting”, but an informational about working conditionsfaced by nurses and staff while on…
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Last Stage of Citizens Oversight Committee Writ of Mandate
By Linda Sutter – March 20, 2022 Friday March 18, 2022, at 10:00 am was set in Del Norte Superior Court to hear a Writ of Mandate filed against the $25 Million School Bond Citizens Oversight Committee (COC). After listening to a judge on the telephone who sounded similar to the teacher on Charlie Brown,…
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And Now South Korea
By Samuel Strait – Reporter at Large – March 20, 2022 It is amazing to be able to walk around town now and see all the maskfree smiling faces. It is almost as if a huge weight has been liftedoff the shoulders of those that no longer feel compelled to wear a facemask. It is…
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District 3 Supervisor Position: Chris Howard v Hank Akin
Opinion Piece By Linda Sutter – March 19, 2022 Chris Howard has been in his position 6-8 years. He was first appointed not elected but won in his re-election. Chris Howard proclaims he is Republican but his decision making is not the value of Republicans. In other words, Howard is in favor of higher taxes…
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Bob Berkowitz: My Story – Part 1
March 19, 2022 – Written By Bob Berkowitz Before His Death INTRODUCTION It was November 26, 2016, probably one of the worst days of my life, with the exception of the death of my parents, my lifelong friend of 50 years and former business partner had committed suicide, and I was attending his celebration of…
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And Finally The COC Meeting Itself
Commentary and Opinion by Samuel Strait – March 19, 2022 It is not often, at least in Del Norte County, that I get to witness twodumpster fires in the same day. How lucky am I? Following the agony ofFriday morning’s judicial stumbling’s March 18th of the Del Norte Unified SchoolDistrict’s legal team in stalling much…
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While Dodging Simple Solutions, The DNUSD’s COC May Just Have Stepped On A Mine
Commentary and Opinion by Samuel Strait – March 19, 2022 It is not often that I can drum up the interest to attend theproceedings of the local justice system, generally dry and boring as awhole, but I could not resist the opportunity to observe just howjustice is applied over a recent “Writ of Mandate” served…
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“Hank” Akin Running for District 3 Supervisor
By Roger Gitlin – EYE ON DEL NORTE – March 19, 2022 Joe “HANK” AKIN is running for District 3 Del Norte County Board of Supervisors. Registered as NPP (No Party Preference), Hank Akin is a long-time Del Norter. Candidate Akin was one of the first CDCR Corrections Officers to serve at Pelican Bay State…
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Putin and Gas Prices, Really?
Opinion by Samuel Strait – March 19, 2022 I have elected to give my brain a momentary rest from the absoluteinsanity revealed at nearly every encounter with the Del Norte UnifiedSchool District’s Citizen’s Oversight Committee, but stay tuned thatcircus will be making an appearance shortly. I happened to catch therather inane comments offered by the…